The main objective of H2PlasmaRed is to develop hydrogen plasma smelting reduction (HPSR) technology for the reduction of iron ores and steelmaking sidestreams to meet the targets of the European Green Deal for reducing CO2 emissions and supporting the circular economy in the steel industry across Europe. Our ambition is to introduce a near CO2-free reduction process to support the goal of the Paris Agreement - a 90% reduction in the carbon intensity of steel production by 2050. To achieve this, H2PlasmaRed will develop HPSR from TRL5 to TRL7 by demonstrating the HPSR in a pilot-HPSR reactor (hundred-kilogram-scale) that is an integrated part of a steel plant, and in a pilot-scale DC electric arc furnace (5-ton scale) by retrofitting the existing furnace. The project's end goal is to establish a way to upscale the process from pilot-scale into industrial practice. To support this goal, the novel sensors and models developed and implemented in the project are used for HPSR process optimization from a reduction, resource, and energy efficiency standpoint.

TAKEOVER renews Child Computer Interaction research by introducing the notion of transformative agency as a novel research agenda and by exploring how to foster it in relation to emerging technologies and societal challenges through the use of critical and futures design methods. TAKEOVER invites children to critically analyze emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality and social robots but also to consider their potential to address societal challenges such as climate change, gender equality and bullying, harassment and discrimination. TAKEOVER entails three intertwined streams of research 1) development of theoretical framework on childrens transformative agency emergence and evolution; 2) long-term design projects fostering childrens transformative agency through critical and futures design methods; and 3) in-depth empirical studies of the emergence and evolution of childrens transformative agency during and after the design projects.